Saudia A333 near Karachi on Dec 1st 2016, captain incapacitated
Last Update: December 1, 2016 / 19:00:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 1, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-891
Departure
Lucknow, India
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
HZ-AQI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Ground observers reported that an ambulance and medical assistance arrived only 20 minutes after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 1, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-891
Departure
Lucknow, India
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
HZ-AQI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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